Real Estate

Curtatone Talks Assembly Row at Groundbreaking

Somerville's mayor said progress at the large real estate development is "outstanding."

On Thursday, developers of Assembly Row held a groundbreaking ceremony for the last building of the project's first phase.

Don Briggs, president of Federal Realty Investment Trust Boston, talked about the project, saying it would attract "young knowledge workers that are choosing to live in the city and be part of an urban lifestyle." (Watch here.)

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone also made some remarks. You can see some of them here.

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